So there I was, wasting my life on facebook today and saw some kid I went to school with complaining about how disgusting it is that newspapers have gone the way of the dodo and how horrible it is that people are now more inclined to gather their info on current events/action/whatever from other people’s blogs rather than a newspaper. Then he went blabbering on about how newspapers used to deliver the “real news” in a “non-bias” and “classy” manner, and how stories were “fact checked” and all this other “journalistic integrity” horse-hockey.
Then this pious little jerk-wad went on to complain about how most blogs out there are poorly written drivel. This upset me. A good part of my work week is devoted to producing poorly written drivel – and gosh darn it I take pride in my drivel. In fact, sometimes other people like my drivel too (my mom, for instance).
I write about things that really matter, like crazy deals on quality outdoor products that can be found at the WildyX. Some might call that slanted reporting, or even “bias”; those people are either big stupid faces, or haters. I see it as community service. My goal is to help the average helpless consumer to free themselves from all the propaganda that has been shoved down their throats by all our competitors with bigger advertising budgets. I want people to understand that their dollars are simply better spent at the Wilderness Exchange than they would be anywhere else.
And as far as “fact checking”, when is say things like “Rab closeouts will increase your sex appeal” I want people to blindly trust that I have checked my facts, that I have done the research, and that I am the authority on the matter.
Or if I say that if you don’t get yourself a new pair of Black Diamond closeout gloves for best price, that your rectum will probobly explode resulting in catastrophic medical bills; I expect people to just assume that I speak the truth (why would I lie about something like that?).
Maybe I blog about how you will be the envy of everyone at you campsite if you get a new Brunton stove for best price. Maybe I elaborate to say that if you continue using your crappy old Colman stove that your social circle might ostracize you and you’ll be sleeping on a pile of newspapers with in a few weeks. Again, I expect people top assume I’ve done the reasearch.
Who knows? Maybe I’m not a reputable news source? Maybe I am just the kid who crushes box at the WildyX? Maybe I haven’t done extensive research that basically proves that if you don’t buy yourself a new Kelty chair that you will run a 95% risk of having a terrible summer?
Completely un-bias reporting is hard to achieve, but incredible savings on quality outdoor gear isn’t.
Think critically,
Sam Benedict
Shipping/Receiving Manager
Wilderness Exchange Unlimited
2401 15th st Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202
303-477-0881
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